Bert Schwaderer of Bellefontaine, pictured with the Examiner, and Mary Ann Parish of Lakeview recently returned from a trip to Ellis Island, where Ms. Schwaderer’s father, George Rudolph passed through in 1912.

Numerous golf carts were “fishing” for votes and donations Saturday during the Turkeyfoot Benefit Crew’s annual parade and auction to benefit the Shriners and local hospice organizations. Organizers reported raising about $15,300 through the event. (EXAMINER PHOTO | RICK PITTS)

An extra-long oversize load makes the turn in front of the First United Methodist Church at the intersection of west Sandusky Avenue and north Main Street with an escort from the Ohio State Highway Patrol on Thursday morning. (EXAMINER PHOTO | REUBEN MEES)

Campers with the Hilliker YMCA’s Camp Trailblazers Summer Camp carefully step on rocks across a waterway at the Glen Helen Nature Preserve in Yellow Springs during a field trip Thursday. The camp continues through August, with a number of field trips planned and different themes each week, including “Lake Life,” “Celebrate America,” “Splish Splash” and “Games Galore.” (PHOTO | HILLIKER YMCA)

“Selfies at Buckeye Boys State? Sure, why not,” Gov. John Kasich wrote Thursday on his Facebook page. Joining the governor, third from left in the selfie shot were Indian Lake High School senior Alex Bozman, top left, and other BBS participants. (FACEBOOK PHOTO | VIA COLLEEN BODIN)

Miah Carman speeds through an intersection Wednesday afternoon at the 53rd annual Safety Town sponsored by the Exchange Club and located behind the Mac-A-Cheek Learning Center, 1130 W. Sandusky Ave. It is open to all county children who are entering kindergarten in the fall. Local law enforcement officers train young children in pedestrian safety, traffic signals and signs, fire safety, good and bad touching, avoiding strangers in vehicles and hazards of drug abuse. The program is conducted over four to five days and continues the next four weeks. (EXAMINER PHOTO | HALEY COOPER)